Collection of clips depicting disgusting violations of the human body as The Thing (from another world, of course) starts to wipe out an icebound outpost of civilization.
All posts by Andrew Swartz
THE MONKEES – STAR COLLECTOR
With the sad passing of Monkees member Davy Jones, I wanted memories of better times and found this freak out from The Monkees LP, “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” Early use of the Moog Synthesizer and Monkee hijinks amid all the pretty flashing lights highlight this promo piece.
Boston Dynamics BIGDOG Robot
“…and it will not stop coming after you until you are dead!” Well, that was a line from an ’80’s science fiction film but this REAL! This weird, robot contraption kind of gives me the creeps.
PSYCHO RAMP JUMP
This dude has got to be flipped! A ramp launch across open ground into a 12 foot wide, 5 foot deep swimming pool. Crazy sick.
LOU REED – METAL MACHINE MUSIC (COMPLETE)
Some call it a contract ending or breaking recording project turned in to his record label. Lester Bangs referred to it as garage electronic rock. Whatever Lou Reed’s intention, Metal Machine Music is pretty much a consistent recording: It all pretty much sounds the same after 5 minutes but there is over an hour of material on the record/CD to “indulge” in. What we hear are moments of interest, maybe even melody seeping briefly out of the multitracked noise sludge before being sucked back in by the feedback monster. I remember listening to this sort of thing being hungover. What’s a few more brain cells going bye-bye by that point? Best to avoid prolonged headphone usage on this one.
THE LOST CONTINENT – 1968
WTF? Watch the entire movie and ask yourself: What kind of twisted mind came up with this tale? An entertaining if ridiculous movie featuring shipwreck survivors lost at sea, giant sea monsters feasting on human prey and a strange culture lost in time.
THE DAMNED – LOVE SONG
Another dittie – a love song. From The Damned. Singer Dave Vanian once upon a time favored a vampiric look. And guitarist Sensible wore feathers. Nice bit where they cavort around onstage with Sensible clinging to the broken neck guitar.
MOTORHEAD – LIVE – DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE
As we approach Halloween, we must plan on getting together with friends and having parties. This tune will get the walls rattling and it has a sort of Halloween related title. Nice Motorhead livecrypt song.
HALLOWEEN – 1978 – TRAILER
Another trend setter. Carpenter’s masterpiece centering on the immortal, knife-wielding psychopath, Michael Myers. Much creepiness and terror as Myers stalks Jamie Lee Curtis and her friends. Lots of shadows, lurking, mayhem, frights. A true classic.
ALIEN TRAILER – 1979
Probably my all time favorite movie. This trailer is interesting in that it has the crude egg model and the tracking shot of the alien planet surface which are unique to the trailer and do not appear in the theatrical release. Hugely influential film.
CRYPTIDS AND STRANGE CREATURES – ASSORTED
What the heck? It’s getting nearer to Halloween. Take a look at some of these pictures which all show an abnormal subject!
PREDATOR MOVIE TRAILER – 1987
One of my all time favorite pics! An alien hunter on steroids makes quick work of a military unit conducting operations in the jungles of South America. Exhilirating action and quite a few scares await the viewer. Arnold at his peak.
BATMAN VS. PREDATOR
Cool little assemblage of familiar characters facing off in the dark streets of Gotham. Creepy Joker, as well! NICE!!!
UFO SIGHTING – IRAN – 2012
I am a sucker for some of these vids. This clip is intriguing because the object in question is “very strange” and changing in appearance. The video was taken in the daytime which allows more detail to be examined. As in a great many of these UFO videos, there is a lot of blurry, shaky handheld camera work.